Pets and Quilts - What do you do?
12-31-2011, 05:56 AM
#51
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I put a sheet over my quilts. He seems to like sleeping on sheets. Some times he will undo the bed simply to sleep on the sheet by my pillow. My old quilts don't go on my bed anymore . They live in an old china cabinet now.
12-31-2011, 06:22 AM
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I don't know about dogs, but I have enough cat fur that my kids think I can use it for batting! ROFL My cats sleep with us every night and they do play 'pounce on the toes' but that is it, nothing that would harm a quilt other than to cover it in fur.
Gota love the little furry ones
Gota love the little furry ones
12-31-2011, 06:31 AM
#54
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When I make a quilt, I want loved ones to use it! Gifted quilts are given with a note that they are completely washable and they are meant to be used, not "saved." Whether that means dragged around, used as a fort, laid on the lawn, whatever.
Of course, I feel the same way about ones in my home. And I love my cat. He can't help it that he doesn't know he's a cat, or understand that he has more fur than DH does. Actually, DH would probably like some of the fur - he's quickly going bald. So I say, use them and let your loved ones - whether they have 2 legs or 4 - use them, too.
Of course, I feel the same way about ones in my home. And I love my cat. He can't help it that he doesn't know he's a cat, or understand that he has more fur than DH does. Actually, DH would probably like some of the fur - he's quickly going bald. So I say, use them and let your loved ones - whether they have 2 legs or 4 - use them, too.
12-31-2011, 07:06 AM
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My beardie used to sleep on the bed when we were away but now he cannot jump up onto the high bed. He is almost 14. I made him his very own "Bernie" quilt and placed over the bed quilt. Now he has it on the floor where he balls it up and sleeps on it whenever he wants. He is, afterall, the BOSS of the house.
12-31-2011, 07:08 AM
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my little doxie does this thing where he tries to fluff up the area where he wants to plop down (I'm sure many pets do this) but then he'll start to "dig" into that area too. He also bites at my quilt, fluffs it up, and it's still perfect. When he starts to dig into it, I ask him if he's testing my stitches LOL
12-31-2011, 07:25 AM
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Yep, sounds like my house, four Labradors that just love their comfort, totally spoiled and it is a contest every night as to who gets to sleep on the bed. I have two comforters on the bed that I bought at Goodwill and a indestructable denim rag quilt on top of them that I made in October. Believe it or not I vacuum the denim quilt to remove the dog hair. Works great and no damage to the quilt at all. As much as I would like to have a pretty quilt on the bed I am very realistic that I would go balistic if it were damaged. Tango the cat has her own basket with her very own quilt so she doesn't compete with the dogs for a bed/sleeping spot.
12-31-2011, 07:27 AM
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my little doxie does this thing where he tries to fluff up the area where he wants to plop down (I'm sure many pets do this) but then he'll start to "dig" into that area too. He also bites at my quilt, fluffs it up, and it's still perfect. When he starts to dig into it, I ask him if he's testing my stitches LOL
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